Platinum Vignettes - Behavioral Science & Biostatistics: Ultra-High Yield Clinical Case Scenarios For USMLE Step 1 (Paperback)

by Adam Brochert MD (Author)

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Product Description
Medical College of Georgia, Savannah. Text present case scenarios including high-yield facts for reviewing the USMLE Step 1 exam. Format allows for guessing the diagnosis, determining which test to order, what therapy to give, and what to look out for in the patient's condition. Softcover.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus; 1 edition (April 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560535768
• ISBN-13: 978-1560535768
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #925,927 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Behavioral made bearable, July 21, 2003

By	"ronaldp110" (Iowa) - See all my reviews

Not a big fan of behavioral science, but this book makes it bearable by focusing on what you'll be tested on and helping you distinguish similar conditions from each other. Good biostatistics section also included. Great information and great figures to help you understand the info. Strongly recommend - the rest of the series is also outstanding.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Run to the bookstore and buy this one!, July 10, 2003

By	"sarahe589" (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

I'm not much for writing reviews, but this book and series helped me so much I felt obligated to let people know about it. I'm very interested in psychiatry, which is why I applied to medical school, thus I wanted to write a review on this particular volume of the series. This book is composed of 50 case presentations with questions at the end of each case, followed by the explanations/answers to the questions.

The cases and explanations are superb, concise and get right to the "meat and potatoes" of every subject. After taking step 1, I can recommend this format without hesitation. I also thought the BRS Behavioral Science review book was very good.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sleep better before the exam..., August 29, 2003

By	"walterm215" (WA) - See all my reviews

Using this review source helped me sleep better before the exam, because I felt ready for the "case-based" style of the boards that everyone kept telling me about. This is a great series, but I don't think it should be used as a stand alone review source. Case-based coverage of topics means that some topics are missed/not covered. However, the topics covered by this volume were very high yield for my exam. Definitely worth the money!